Senior Security Analyst I

LinQuest is seeking a Senior Security Analyst I to join our team at our office in Colorado Springs, CO. An active DoD Secret clearance is required

Description:  LinQuest is seeking a Senior Security Analyst I/Assistant Facility Security Officer (AFSO) to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO.  An active Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to a Top Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance is required.   This is a multidisciplinary security position requiring a self-sustaining qualified security professional for SCI and collateral activities. The primary mission is to mitigate risk and promote the safety and security of company personnel and assets.   The Senior Security Analyst I/AFSO will assist the site Facility Security Officer (FSO) with the implementation and execution of security processes necessary to protect classified information with strict adherence to 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 117, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) and other applicable Executive Orders (EO) and Department of Defense (DoD) manuals and regulations.   The member will interface with government agencies, prime and subcontractor companies regarding assigned program security matters and requirements for the supported programs.   The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated LinQuest facility.   Responsibilities:   

• Collaborate with the FSO in establishing, maintaining, updating, and operating a comprehensive security program with strict compliance with US government and company security policies, processes, and procedures.
• Administer the day-to-day security operations of the Colorado Springs facility industrial security program with oversight from the FSO, as well as multiple offsite locations, to include but not limited to:
• Providing security pre-screens, initial security training for new hires, special access briefings (ex: North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] initial/annual briefs), courier training, annual refresher briefings and debriefings for departing team members.
• Tracking and appropriate reporting of Security Executive Agent Directive 3 (SEAD-3) requirements (ex: pre/post foreign travel).
• Supporting the physical security of the facility; badging, perimeter checks, signage, visitor and visit request processing, access control and onsite security activities. Able to be the primary response to after-hours alarms and emergency conditions.
• Oversee and assist with classified meetings, coordinating with meeting host(s) and local administrative team.
• Maintaining/initiating personnel security records and clearances for collateral and SCI related programs by using the Defense Information System for Security (DISS), National Background Investigation Services (NBIS), Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) system and eApplication (eAPP).
• Assist in conducting self-inspections/team member interviews and apply necessary mitigations.
• Interface with company program managers/leads and develop/maintain liaisons with US government program security officers.
• Aiding the FSO with the review and issuance of prime/subcontract DD Form 254s, DoD Contract Security Classification Specifications.
• Be the Communications Security (COMSEC) Account Manager which will entail maintaining secure equipment (i.e., secure telephone and encryption devices) and classified keying material inventories, enforcing compliance with COMSEC standards and related requirements, provide training and security education to personnel in COMSEC operating procedures and the use of related equipment, conduct inspections, and other COMSEC related support and oversight.
• Lead security container custodian: manage access and document control/accountability, verify classified shipping addresses in the National Industrial Security System (NISS), provide training, ship, and receive classified material, aid with classification guidance to team members.
• Submit and maintain SCI nomination packages and billet rosters.
• Thoroughly investigate potential security incidents/violations and report it to the FSO.
• Other tasks and duties, as assigned. 

  Required Skills and Experience:  

• 3 + years of experience as a Security Professional
• Associate’s degree (additional relative experience and certifications will be considered in lieu of degree).
• Certificate of completion of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)/Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) course Facility Security Officer (FSO) Program Management for Possessing Facilities.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to a TS/SCI is required.
• Thorough working knowledge of the NISPOM and other national level security directives.
• Demonstrated expertise